Patek Philippe. An extremely rare and attractive stainless steel wristwatch with indirect sweep centre seconds and two-tone silvered dial, SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE & CO., GENÈVE, REF. 1527, MOVEMENT NO. 864'560, CASE NO. 635'143, MANUFACTURED IN 1944

Patek Philippe. An extremely rare and attractive stainless steel wristwatch with indirect sweep centre seconds and two-tone silvered dial
Signed Patek Philippe & Co., Genève, ref. 1527, movement no. 864'560, case no. 635'143, manufactured in 1944
Movement: cal. 12-120 SC, manual, 18 jewels, signed
Dial: two-tone silvered, signed
Case: snap on back, 34 mm. diam., signed
With: Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch with silvered dial and raised gold hour markers in 1944 and its subsequent sale on 18 September 1945

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Pre-Lot Text
PATEK PHILIPPE
The Only Known Ref. 1527 in Steel

The Property of a Private European Collector